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The Republicans in Congress have officially had enough of funding penis pumps for men who can't get erections. The devices are covered by Medicare to the tune of $44 million per year -- money better spent on the disabled.

In an interview yesterday, US Senate hopeful Cory Booker opened a proverbial "can of worms" when making mention of gay rumors that have dogged him for years. His rival in the senate race and followers on social media wasted no time weighing in.

Democrat Edward Markey, who’s served 37 years in the U.S. House, is preparing to make the leap to the Senate after winning Massachusetts’ special election to fill the seat left vacant by John Kerry’s resignation to become secretary of state.

Openly lesbian Democrat Tammy Baldwin made history last night, emerging victorious over Republican Tommy Thompson in the battle to become the first Wisconsin woman and the first openly LGBT person to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin told reporters on a Victory Fund teleconference call on Wednesday, Sept. 7, that her campaign to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl will not be about her sexual orientation.